Go Bananas For These Banana Recipes

There are tons and tons ofbanana recipes you can go bananas over. From snacks, desserts, to meals, there's a banana recipe that fits the bill. Our favorite thing about bananas? It's accessible and good all year long. This means that you could use these recipes at any time of the year you want.

Classic Filipino Merienda

Since bananas are available all year long in the Philippines, we've turned the humble fruit into so many different Filipino snacks. Here are just a few of our faves.

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1 Maruya (Banana Fritters) Recipe

The coating gives it a good crunch all the while the saba inside remains tender. We assure you, anyone who sees this on the table will have a hard time not automatically picking up a piece.

3 Banana + Cheese Turon Recipe

If you haven't tried this before, you're missing out. The salty-creaminess of cheese is the perfect contrast to sweet bananas. The two complementing flavors then burst out of the crunchy wrapper into a delicious, unforgettable treat. Trust us, no one will stop at just one piece.

4 Homemade Banana Chips Recipe

Commonly packaged as pasalubong, these healthy crunchy snacks are always a treat. Slice them thin enough, and cook them just right so you don't have to suffer through too-tough pieces. You can also try dipping them in chocolate. Yum!

13 Arroz Ala Cubana with Poached Eggs Recipe

No-Bake Desserts

Don't have an oven or would just rather skip it for easier desserts? These no-bake desserts have your back.

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14 No-Bake Banana Dessert Recipe

Enjoy bananas in two different delicious states: as a creamy pudding and an even lighter mousse. This dessert, apart from mashed bananas, also use a touch of banana essence that gives it that sago't gulaman flavor that takes us back to our childhood.

15 No-Bake Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Banana Pies

Banana pies have to be one of our favorite ways to use bananas for dessert. You get to have multiple tastes and textures come together for that delicious bite. Don't shy away from the oven and try out these delicious banana pie recipes:

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16 Salted Caramel Banana Buttercrunch Pie Recipe

So many different layers of sweetness and texture make this banoffee pie so good. You have to try it!

19 Banana Nutella Bars Recipe

These delicious banana recipes prove that you should always have lakatan or saba constantly in your kitchen table. They're extremely versatile and can fit into any part of your day: from breakfast or lunch all the way to dessert.